- microcontinent
- [͵maıkrə(ʋ)ʹkɒntınənt] n геол.
микроконтинент (изолированная часть континентальной плиты)
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microcontinent
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microcontinent — noun a landmass which is not small enough to be considered an island but not big enough to be considered a continent … Wiktionary
microcontinent — … Useful english dictionary
Briançonnais microcontinent — The Briançonnais microcontinent or Briançonnais terrane is a piece of continental crust found in the Penninic nappes of the Alps.According to some paleogeographic reconstructions the Briançonnais microcontinent was in fact a part of the… … Wikipedia
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Continental fragment — Continental crustal fragments, partially synonymous with microcontinents, are fragments of continents thought to have been broken off from the main continental mass forming distinct islands, possibly several hundred kilometers from their place of … Wikipedia
JAPON - Géologie — L’archipel nippon appartient à l’ensemble des guirlandes insulaires qui bordent la façade orientale de l’Asie. Il est composé de six segments (fig. 1): l’archipel des Kouriles et l’est de l’île de Hokkaid 拏 ; l’île de Sakhaline et le centre de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bassin aquitain — Avec environ 66 000 kilomètres carrés le Bassin aquitain, ou Bassin d Aquitaine, est après le Bassin parisien le deuxième plus grand bassin sédimentaire de la France dont il occupe une grande part du sud ouest. Le bassin est établi sur… … Wikipédia en Français
Massif Central (geology) — The Massif Central forms together with the Armorican Massif (Brittany and Normandy) one of the two big basement massifs in France. Its geological evolution started in the late Neoproterozoic and continues to this day. It has been shaped mainly by … Wikipedia
Géologie du Massif central — Le Massif central est avec le Massif armoricain le plus grand domaine du socle cristallophyllien affleurant de la France. Son évolution géologique commença à la fin du Néoprotérozoïque et dura jusqu à l Holocène. Son organisation structurale a… … Wikipédia en Français
Jan Mayen — NASA satellite image of Jan Mayen, Beerenberg covered with snow Geography Location … Wikipedia
Geology of the Alps — The Alps form a part of a Tertiary orogenic belt of mountain chains, called the Alpide belt, that stretches through southern Europe and Asia from the Atlantic all the way to the Himalayas. This belt of mountain chains was formed during the Alpine … Wikipedia
